A huge rat tossed the flying schedule of hundreds of passengers as a KLM plane had to be grounded because of the sudden rodent mess inside. The Airbus A330 was slated to fly from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Aruba before continuing on to Bonaire on December 10. More than 250 passengers who were waiting to fly to Bonaire – or to return to Amsterdam – were told that the plane had been grounded and the flight cancelled.“This was a very exceptional incident. The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew are always our top priority,” a KLM spokesperson told The Independent. “That is why we cancelled the flight from Aruba via Bonaire to Amsterdam on December 10th, so that the aircraft could be thoroughly cleaned before being put back into service.” The rat was discovered over the ocean and the pilot had no choice but to continue on to Aruba, where the aircraft was grounded and thoroughly cleaned. “The passengers remained calm, and the staff kept a close eye on the animal,” the airline spokesperson told RTL News. “The animal also didn’t come near the food.” The rat was seen crawling across the top of a curtain rail and jumping onto overhead bins and storage units.
